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India’s cash paradox is getting interesting.



Despite the rapid growth of digital payments, the RBI says currency in circulation is still growing at double-digit rates.

That tells us something important: digital payments may be changing how people transact, but they haven’t eliminated the demand for physical cash.

Digital and cash aren’t necessarily competing. For now, India seems to be using both.
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BonusHunter
2026-08-20
Digital is convenient, but cash is security. Indians are pragmatists—use whichever works better.
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OTCTrader
2026-08-18
This isn’t called a contradiction; it’s called keeping both options open. Having no cash in your wallet just doesn’t feel reassuring.
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AntiSocialEngineer
2026-08-18
It’s actually quite simple: transfer money online to buy milk tea, and pay cash offline to buy groceries—it’s just that the needs are different.
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StakeLazy
2026-08-18
RBI’s data is pretty damning: they keep touting a cashless society, yet the printing presses simply can’t stop.
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TickAnalyst
2026-08-18
I think this precisely shows that trust has not fully shifted yet: cash is the final fallback, while digital payments are merely an accelerator.
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FarmLedger
2026-08-18
No matter how fast digital payments grow, cash is still king—and Indians know it all too well.
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ZeroGasWarrior
2026-08-18
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Don't be so quick to write off cash; a dual-track system is the norm. Just look at India's growth rate—they're playing both cards.
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